![Heinrich Wilhelm Schweickhardt - Cattle [1794]](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3927/15467224602_7851aa7458_o.jpg)
This is a typical example of Schweickhardt's work in the manner of Cuyp and Potter. It may be the painting entitled Cattle, exhibited by the artist at the Royal Academy in 1794. Schweickhardt (or Schweickardt) is known to have been living in The Hague by June 1774, he remained active there until settling in England in 1787. He later exhibited at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Artists. He painted mainly landscapes with cattle and ice scenes. These were usually imitations of Dutch 17th-century artists.
[National Gallery, London - Oil on mahogany, 46.4 x 61 cm]